Jenèz 46
1 Epi Israël te pati avèk tout sa li te genyen. Li te vini Beer-Schéba e te ofri sakrifis a Bondye a papa li a, Isaac.
And Israel, setting out with all that he had, arrived at the Well of the Oath. And sacrificing victims there to the God of his father Isaac,
2 Bondye te pale avèk Israël nan vizyon nan nwit lan. Li te di: “Jacob, Jacob.” Jacob te reponn: “Men mwen isit la.”
he heard him, by a vision in the night, calling him, and saying to him: “Jacob, Jacob.” And he answered him, “Behold, here I am.”
3 Li te di: “Mwen se Bondye, Bondye a papa ou a. Pa pè desann an Égypte, paske mwen va fè nou vin yon gran nasyon la.
God said to him: “I am the most strong God of your father. Do not be afraid. Descend into Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation.
4 Mwen va desann avèk nou an Égypte. Mwen va anplis, an verite, fè nou monte ankò. Epi se men Joseph ki va fèmen zye ou.”
I will descend with you to that place, and I will lead you back from there, returning. Also, Joseph will place his hands over your eyes.
5 Alò, Jacob te leve kite Beer-Schéba. Fis Israël yo te pote papa yo, Jacob, ak pitit pa yo, ak madanm yo nan cha ke Farawon te voye pou pote yo.
Then Jacob rose up from the Well of the Oath. And his sons took him, with their little ones and wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry the old man,
6 Yo te pran tout bèt yo avèk tout byen yo, ke yo te vin gen nan peyi Canaan an, e yo te vini an Égypte, Jacob avèk tout desandan li yo, ansanm
along with all that he possessed in the land of Canaan. And he arrived in Egypt with all his offspring:
7 avèk fis li yo, fis a fis li yo, fi li yo avèk fi a fis li yo, ak tout desandan li yo. Li te mennen tout desandan avèk li, ale an Égypte.
his sons and his grandsons, his daughters and all his progeny together.
8 Alò, sa yo se non a fis a Israël yo, Jacob avèk fis li yo ki te ale an Égypte: Reuben, premye ne a Jacob la.
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who entered into Egypt, he with his children. The firstborn is Reuben.
9 Fis Reuben yo: Hénoc, Pallu, Hetsron, ak Carmi.
The sons of Reuben: Hanoch and Pallu, and Hezron and Carmi.
10 Fis Siméon yo: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin avèk Tsochar; e Saul, fis a yon fanm Kananeyen.
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad, and Jachin and Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 Fis a Levi yo: Guerschon, Kehath, ak Merari.
The sons of Levi: Gershon and Kohath, and Merari.
12 Fis a Juda yo: Er, Onan, Schéla, Pérets, ak Zarach. Men Er avèk Onan te mouri nan peyi Canaan. Fis a Pérets yo te Hetsron, avèk Hamul.
The sons of Judah: Er and Onan, and Shelah, and Perez and Zerah. Now Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And sons were born to Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
13 Fis a Issacar yo: Tholy, Puva, Job, ak Schimron.
The sons of Issachar: Tola and Puvah, and Job and Shimron.
14 Fis a Zabulon yo: Séred, Élon avèk Jahleel.
The sons of Zebulun: Sered and Elon and Jahleel.
15 Sila yo se fis a Léa yo, ke li te fè pou Jacob nan Paddan-Aram, avèk fis li, Dina; tout fis li yo ak fi li yo te vin monte a trant-twa.
These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore, along with his daughter Dinah, in Mesopotamia of Syria. All the souls of her sons and daughters are thirty-three.
16 Fis a Gad yo: Tsiphjon, Haggi, Schuni, Etsbon, Éri, Arodi avèk Areéli.
The sons of Gad: Ziphion and Haggi, and Shuni and Ezbon, and Eri and Arodi, and Areli.
17 Fis Aser yo: Jimna, Jischva, Jischvi, ak Beria; e sè yo, Sérach. Epi fis Beria yo: Héber avèk Malkiel.
The sons of Asher: Imnah and Jesua, and Jessui and Beriah, and also their sister Sarah. The sons of Beria: Heber and Malchiel.
18 Sila yo se fis a Zilpha, sila ke Laban te bay a fi li Léa a; epi li te fè pou Jacob sèz moun sa yo.
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Leah. And these she bore to Jacob: sixteen souls.
19 Fis a Rachel yo, madanm a Jacob la: Joseph avèk Benjamin.
The sons of Rachel, the wife of Jacob: Joseph and Benjamin.
20 Alò, a Joseph nan peyi Égypte la, te ne Manassé ak Éphraïm, ke Asenath, fi a Poti-Phéra a, prèt On an te fè pou li.
And sons were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis, bore for him: Manasseh and Ephraim.
21 Fis a Benjamin yo: Béla, Béker, Aschbel, Guéra, Naaman, Éhi, Rosch, Muppim, Huppim, ak Ard.
The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher, and Ashbel and Gera, and Naaman and Ehi, and Rosh and Moppim, and Huppim and Ard.
22 Sila yo se fis a Rachel yo, ki te fèt a Jacob; te gen katòz moun antou.
These are the sons of Rachel, whom she bore to Jacob: all these souls are fourteen.
23 Fis a Dan yo: Huschim.
The sons of Dan: Hushim.
24 Fis a Nephtali yo: Jathtseel, Guni, Jetser, ak Schillem.
The sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel and Guni, and Jezer and Shillem.
25 Sila yo se fis a Bilha yo, ke Laban te bay a fi li, Rachel, e li te fè sa yo pou Jacob; te gen sèt moun antou.
These are the sons of Bilhah, whom Laban gave to his daughter Rachel, and these she bore to Jacob: all these souls are seven.
26 Tout moun ki te pou Jacob yo te vini an Égypte, desandan ki te sòti dirèk sou li menm yo, san kontwole madanm a fis Jacob yo te swasant sis moun antou.
All the souls who went into Egypt with Jacob and who went out from his thigh, besides the wives of his sons, were sixty-six.
27 Fis a Joseph ki te fèt pou li an Égypte yo te de. Tout moun lakay Jacob ki te vini an Égypte yo te swasann-dis.
Now the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in the land of Egypt, were two souls. All the souls of the house of Jacob, who went into Egypt, were seventy.
28 Alò, li te voye Juda devan li vè Joseph, pou montre li chemen an devan l nan Gosen, epi yo te vini nan peyi Gosen.
Then he sent Judah ahead of himself, to Joseph, in order to report to him, and so that he would meet him in Goshen.
29 Joseph te prepare cha li, li te monte Gosen pou rankontre papa li, Israël. Depi li te parèt devan li, li te tonbe nan kou li e li te kriye nan kou li pandan anpil tan.
And when he had arrived there, Joseph harnessed his chariot, and he went up to meet his father at the same place. And seeing him, he fell upon his neck, and, amid embraces, he wept.
30 Konsa Israël te di a Joseph: “Koulye a kite mwen mouri, paske mwen gen tan wè figi ou, ke ou toujou vivan.”
And the father said to Joseph, “Now I will die happy, because I have seen your face, and I am leaving you behind alive.”
31 Joseph te di a frè l yo e a lakay papa li: “Mwen va monte pou pale ak Farawon, e mwen va di li: ‘Frè m yo avèk lakay papa m, ki te nan peyi Canaan an vin kote mwen.
And he said to his brothers and to all his father’s house: “I will go up and report to Pharaoh, and I will say to him: ‘My brothers, and my father’s house, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
32 Mesye sa yo se bèje, paske yo te konn okipe bèt. E yo te mennen bann mouton pa yo avèk twoupo pa yo, ak tout sa yo posede.’
And these honorable men are pastors of sheep, and they have the task of feeding the flock. Their cattle, and herds, and all that they were able to hold, they have brought with them.’
33 “Lè Farawon rele nou e di: ‘Kisa nou fè kòm metye.’
And when he will call you and will say, ‘What is your work?’
34 Nou va di: ‘Sèvitè ou yo ap okipe bèt depi lè nou te jenn jis rive koulye a, ni nou menm, ni papa nou yo,’ pou nou kapab viv nan peyi Gosen; paske tout bèje se yon abominasyon pou Ejipsyen yo.”
You will respond, ‘Your servants are pastors of honor, from our infancy even to the present time, both we and our fathers.’ Now you will say this so that you may be able to live in the land of Goshen, because the Egyptians detest all pastors of sheep.”
